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Tomnadashan Miners Hut

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Common Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Common Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Common Gull, Mistle Thrush +47 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Common Gull, Mistle Thrush +47 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Shoreweed, Alternate Water-milfoil, Cow-horn Bog-moss +254 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Shoreweed, Alternate Water-milfoil, Cow-horn Bog-moss +254 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Pale-shouldered Brocade, Scalloped Hazel, Dark Brocade +29 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Pale-shouldered Brocade, Scalloped Hazel, Dark Brocade +29 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Great Scented Liverwort, Hazel +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rob Roy WayWalking route127 km

Long distance walk from Drymen on Loch Lomond to Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire.

Named routeLength 127 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Ardtalnaig to AuchnafreeWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ben Lawers TrailWalking route

Named routeRef RW 10Local walking route

Killin to ArdtalnaigWalking route

Route uses a minor road following the south side of Loch Tay. The road isopen to motor vehicles so care is advised.

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route5.6 km

Named routeRef 7Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route15.3 km

Named routeRef 7Length 15.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

724 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

724 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

summerautumn

2024

Blackbird · Common Gull · Mistle Thrush · Chaffinch · Dunnock +21

BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Common GullLarus canus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
SwiftApus apus2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2017
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2015
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2015
SwallowHirundo rustica2015

🦌

Mammals7 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel · Beaver · Brown Hare · Badger · Hedgehog +2

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BeaverCastor fiber2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
BadgerMeles meles2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2019
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2019

🐝

Insects32 species

summer

2024

Pale-shouldered Brocade · Dark Brocade · Scalloped Hazel · White Ermine · Shears +27

Pale-shouldered BrocadeLacanobia thalassina2015
Dark BrocadeMniotype adusta2015
Scalloped HazelOdontopera bidentata2015
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2015
ShearsHada plebeja2015
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2015
Angle-barred PugEupithecia innotata2015
Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2015
Lunar ThornSelenia lunularia2015
SeraphimLobophora halterata2015
Grey PugEupithecia subfuscata2015
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2015
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2016
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2015
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2015
Rustic Shoulder-knotApamea sordens2015
Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2015
Common LutestringOchropacha duplaris2015
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2015
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2015
Barred UmberPlagodis pulveraria2015
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2015
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2015
Least Black ArchesNola confusalis2015
May HighflyerHydriomena impluviata2015
Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2015
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2015
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2015
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2015
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2015

🌿

Plants60 species

springsummer

2024

Shoreweed · Alternate Water-milfoil · Devil's-bit Scabious · Hazel · Gwair Merllyn +55

ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2015
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2015
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021
HazelCorylus avellana2021
Gwair MerllynIsoetes lacustris2015
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2015
DaisyBellis perennis
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2021
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2021
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2021
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021
GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2017
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2017
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2017
Silver BirchBetula pendula2017
AspenPopulus tremula2017
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017
Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017
BrambleRubus fruticosus2017
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2017
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2017
AlderAlnus glutinosa2017
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017
White CloverTrifolium repens2017
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2017
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2015
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2015
Lesser Water-plantainBaldellia ranunculoides2015
Long-stalked PondweedPotamogeton praelongus2015
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2015
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2015
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2015
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2015
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2014
Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii2014
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2014
Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata2014
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2014
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2014
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2014
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2014
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2014
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2014
Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2014
Curve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallum2014
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2014
Nut-mossDiphyscium foliosum2014
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2014
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2014

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

724 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

summerautumn

2024

Blackbird · Common Gull · Mistle Thrush · Chaffinch · Dunnock +21

BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Common GullLarus canus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
SwiftApus apus2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2017
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2015
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2015
SwallowHirundo rustica2015

🦌

Mammals7 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel · Beaver · Brown Hare · Badger · Hedgehog +2

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BeaverCastor fiber2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
BadgerMeles meles2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2019
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2019

🐝

Insects32 species

summer

2024

Pale-shouldered Brocade · Dark Brocade · Scalloped Hazel · White Ermine · Shears +27

Pale-shouldered BrocadeLacanobia thalassina2015
Dark BrocadeMniotype adusta2015
Scalloped HazelOdontopera bidentata2015
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2015
ShearsHada plebeja2015
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2015
Angle-barred PugEupithecia innotata2015
Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2015
Lunar ThornSelenia lunularia2015
SeraphimLobophora halterata2015
Grey PugEupithecia subfuscata2015
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2015
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2016
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2015
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2015
Rustic Shoulder-knotApamea sordens2015
Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2015
Common LutestringOchropacha duplaris2015
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2015
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2015
Barred UmberPlagodis pulveraria2015
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2015
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2015
Least Black ArchesNola confusalis2015
May HighflyerHydriomena impluviata2015
Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2015
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2015
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2015
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2015
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2015

🌿

Plants60 species

springsummer

2024

Shoreweed · Alternate Water-milfoil · Devil's-bit Scabious · Hazel · Gwair Merllyn +55

ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2015
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2015
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021
HazelCorylus avellana2021
Gwair MerllynIsoetes lacustris2015
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2015
DaisyBellis perennis
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2021
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2021
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2021
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021
GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2017
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2017
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2017
Silver BirchBetula pendula2017
AspenPopulus tremula2017
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017
Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017
BrambleRubus fruticosus2017
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2017
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2017
AlderAlnus glutinosa2017
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017
White CloverTrifolium repens2017
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2017
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2015
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2015
Lesser Water-plantainBaldellia ranunculoides2015
Long-stalked PondweedPotamogeton praelongus2015
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2015
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2015
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2015
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2015
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2014
Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii2014
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2014
Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata2014
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2014
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2014
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2014
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2014
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2014
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2014
Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2014
Curve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallum2014
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2014
Nut-mossDiphyscium foliosum2014
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2014
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2014

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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